Windell Elliott Stratton

He was born Sept. 22, 1927, at Ivel, a son of the late J. K. and Bertha Elliott Stratton. He was a retired Post Master from Ivel Post Office, a former coal miner, and owner/operator of Stratton Coal Sales, Stratton Grocery, and Stratton Potato Chip Factory. He also attended Pikeville College, served in the U.S. Navy where he attended the San Diego Naval Academy and received an Orthopedic Technician degree. He worked as an orthopedic technician at the Bremerton Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Wash. He also attended the Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

Funeral services for Windell Elliott Stratton were held Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, in Martin, with Tim McCoy officiating. Burial followed in Davidson Memorial Gardens, at Ivel.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to the Tom’s Creek Freewill Baptist Church, 35 Chapel Drive, Ivel, KY 41642.